Drip coffee makers

[Daddles]

I can't work out what's worse, the fact that the coffee is never hot enough or that awful gurgling noise it makes as it does the drip bit. :confused:

Richard

[Rusty]

Or that the valve thing always leaks coffee onto the hotplate, and that Breville's idea of a "cup" is about half the size of mine...

[Soren]

.................. and that Breville's idea of a "cup" is about half the size of mine...

Boy can I relate to that

I have often been accused of using a 'bucket' when I make a coffee, as I like a LARGE cup.

[Iain]

Bite the bullet, go out and buy a minimum 15 bar espresso machine, real coffee that will blow your head off.
I always found the drip system a bit weak and aenemic.
I use Gloria Jeans Dark Italian or Moccona Green label espresso ( and love their beaut little screw top jars, like a gold bullet).

[craigb]

Drip filter = WOFTAM

Like Iain said, you can't beat a proper espresso machine.

[PAH1]

Like Iain, only the Piaza d'oro Forte.

[Zed]

now now children - please do a search - you'll find this topic has been covered before by none other than SilentC.

I look forwad to your witticisms....

[Iain]

Like Iain, only the Piaza d'oro Forte.

Do you really like that, I thought it was a bit rough around the edges, oh well, remember in the bad old days when we had PABLO

[Rusty]

Bite the bullet, go out and buy a minimum 15 bar espresso machine, real coffee that will blow your head off.
I always found the drip system a bit weak and aenemic.

Are you kidding? My habit is barely under control as it is. I'm back on tea today to give my heart a rest. Two Dilmah Extra Strength bags per cup.

Anyway, on my budget I'm better off firing up the old cafetiera (spelling?) if I want espresso. I dragged mine out from under the sink the other day only to find it hadn't been cleaned since it was last used. Proud to announce the discovery of the world's second caffeine based lifeform. (I was the first.)

Regards,
Rusty.

[Daddles]

According to the beast itself, it's a 12 cup coffee maker. Hell, I only get TWO out of it :mad: At least I didn't pay for the rotten thing.

I'm going back to the plunger.

Richard

[PAH1]

Do you really like that, I thought it was a bit rough around the edges, oh well, remember in the bad old days when we had PABLO

Yeah I do, so does the wife and friends that come around as well

At least it is not over roasted to the point of bitterness that many are for expresso machines. I do not like burnt roasts that many sell under the guise of being "expresso", for the plunger I use Mellitta blue mountain.

[Rusty]

Coffee has flavour?? Next you'll be saying scotch shouldn't be mixed with Coke!

[Iain]

Coffee is a bit like single malts, either you like it or you don't, I like a really strong black with a hint of bitterness, negated with too much sugar.
Gloria Jeans just seem to have that edge over some, but at twice the price they should.

[PAH1]

Coffee has flavour?? Next you'll be saying scotch shouldn't be mixed with Coke!

Sorry the only use for scotch is as a sterile alcohol solution never been able to stand the stuff, no matter how "good" the brand I was drinking.

Iain

I visited a coffe farm at Clunes a while back and it was interesting to taste the same beans roasted in different ways to see what happens to the flavour.

[Rusty]

I go LaVazza in the gold pack for everyday use. Anything better is wasted in the drip-maker. Using bottled water instead of tap water makes a heck of a difference, though.

A large long black with an extra shot from Gloria Jean's does put a certain edge on my retail experience, I have to admit...